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Hours
Out of an abundance of caution, the Virginia Holocaust Museum will require masks for entry to the museum for all unvaccinated guests. Masks are strongly suggested for all guests for their safety and the safety of other guests. The museum is also asking guests to sign up to visit which can be done here.
As a safety precaution, we may limit the number of guests in the museum at one time. And, once in the museum, please practice safe social distancing. Signs and floormats have been placed throughout the museum to remind our guests of spacing.
Monday–Friday: 9am–5pm
Saturday & Sunday: 11am–5pm
Closed Easter, First Day of Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Years Eve and New Years Day.
The VHM closes at 1PM the day before Thanksgiving.
Admission
The Virginia Holocaust Museum is always free and open to the public. At this time we are asking guests to register online prior to entering the museum.
Parking
Free parking is provided for museum guests in our lot on Cary Street
Buses may park in the overflow parking on Dock Street.
Location
2000 East Cary Street
Richmond, Virginia 23223
Visiting Guidelines
Out of an abundance of caution, the Virginia Holocaust Museum will require masks for entry to the museum for all unvaccinated guests. Masks are strongly suggested for all guests for their safety and the safety of other guests.
As a safety precaution, we may limit the number of guests in the museum at one time. Once in the museum, please practice safe social distancing. Signs and floormats have been placed throughout the museum to remind our guests of spacing.
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Entry Deadline, April 1, 2022




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Ways to Support
Due to your generous support the Virginia Holocaust Museum is able to remain free and open to the public.
Museum News
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24 Mar
Letters to the Editor – March 19, 2022: Stand with them – Samuel H. Asher
Read moreStand with them Editor, Times-Dispatch: Today, we are witnessing atrocities being committed by Russian soldiers in Ukraine. There already are more than 2 million refugees
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11 Feb
It takes all of us to make ‘never again’ a reality – Megan Ferenczy
Read moreWhen we ask people why we study the Holocaust, the first answer, 100 percent of the time, is, “So we learn from it and not
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11 Feb
Va. Holocaust Museum reacts to ban of ‘Maus’ by Tennessee school system
Read morehttps://www.nbc12.com/2022/02/04/va-holocaust-museum-reacts-ban-maus-by-tennessee-school-system/
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